My personal No.1 film of all time

Rating: 10/10 (19 May 2005)

The Legend of 1900, is my No. 1 film of all time, and I've seen a lot of great movies. I really can't pinpoint exactly why I love this movie so much, but I think its partly because the characters are all so well formed, and easy to relate to and sympathise with. The director, Guiseppe Tornatore, was also my favourite director for a few years after. I saw this for the first time when I was 9 on a plane from the UK to South Africa, and I was just peering at it awkwardly between the seats in front of me. Being a typical 9 year old then, once I had seen the trailers for the films showing on the flight, I was very disappointed. This really didn't look my taste (or any average 9 year olds taste,) but for some reason, it absolutely blew me away, and from that night on, it has been my top film of all time, and thats for over 7 years now. I'm not going to say anything more except Pruitt Taylor Vince is superb and Tim Roth spectacular as 1900, and that the music is just incredible (won the Golden Globe for Ennio Morricone.) So please see this film, I personally guarantee that if your heart is anywhere above absolute zero, you will not be disappointed.